Mac Trojan in the Wild: Tempest in a Teapot

OSX.Leap.A: This is the first Mac OSX trojan that I've heard of in the wild, though Symantec rates it as low-risk. This is a step beyond proof-of-concept, though it can't really do anything without direct user...

The Three Most Important Security Steps The Small Business Should Take

As I googled, I saw an article with the topic, ‘The Three Most Important Security Steps The Small Business Should Take’.It started by saying that a lot of people will start disagreeing andsuggesting more steps should be taken. I wouldn’t say that it is somekind of good...

Why Hillary Will Lose

"It is Obama's charisma that is winning this election, but it was Clinton's mistakes that opened the door."

Who Invented the Firewall?

Interesting reading. I have never really thought of the origin of the firewall. Normally all security related technologies originates from  military research like the internet and the development of encryption algorithms. " The list of firewall 'inventors' is...

New Mac OS Hits Security Snag

So have they been taking a page out of microsoft's book, or what? I haven't heard much one way or another about the new Mac OS, but this certainly isn't promising. As someone who doesn't do much confidential work on their mac this isn't a big deal, but for companies this...

Most Americans Believe Their Computers Are Protected Against Viruses And Spyware

"Most Americans believe their computers are protected against viruses and spyware, but scans found that a large number had outdated or disabled security software, according to a new poll. Fully 87 per cent of Americans polled said they had anti- virus software, 73 per cent...

Test Port Forwarding on Your Internet Connection

You Get Signal is a utility to test the port forwarding configuration on your router. The site shows your external IP address and has the ability to identify open ports on your connection.

China's 'Eye on the Internet' a Fraud

It appears that the "great firewall of China" is less effective than previous claims, and possibly achieves censorship in effect more by convincing Chinese citizens that "big brother is watching", persuading them to censor their own searches:"The "Great Firewall of China,"...

TANDBERG introduces new video communication server

TANDBERG Bridges the Gap Between SIP and H.323 Brings New Unified Communication Features to the Video Market (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - TANDBERG introduced today the TANDBERG Video Communication Server, a...

Should we tell him

Bienvenue à Norton Street. Bev & Trev rencontrent leur nouveau voisin Nick. Doivent-ils lui révéler leur secret?

Ready to Get Rid of Your Anti-Virus Software? - The Yoggie Pico Reviewed

Yesterday I uninstalled my anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall software.  My computer is now completely naked against pieces of computer code that might do it harm.  And yet my PC is probably more secure than ever.Why get rid of anti-virus and allied...

Flickr is no longer accessible from China!

Copied from Flickr's forum "Since around 12:30pm (Beijing time) on June 7th, users in China have been unable to view images on flickr.com. Our technical staff have looked into this and determined that it's not a...

The War on Your Desktop: Adware Firm Sues Anti-Adware Firm

Whilst I understand that companies exist to turn a profit, it seems nonsensical for an adware maker to sue an anti-malware maker for making anti-malware software. It's like a rabbit taking a falcon to court over the...

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RFID Shield: Stop Reading My Bra

As more and more companies express interest in RFID (Radio Frequency ID tags), more and more people are expressing concern over privacy issues. One such person had taken action..."A group of Dutch researchers at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, led by PhD student Melanie...

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